whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

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Speaking in terms of individual freedom and a globalized economy, migration for work is actually helpful, since it matches talent and needs. But brain drain is a major cause of lack of progress in dev

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...lemsolving and vollunteering etc instead of just wining and naysaying. Many of those issues raised seem workabable. Thank you....

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...h it, except for the fact that net neutrality regulations would only stifle our progress. Social networking pages have done wonders and have been the backbone for web 2.0. Net neutrality is about ...

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...he testing but also the questions. With a few notable exceptions, the ultimate question was \\\"what works best?\\\" and not \\\"How can we maximize profit\\\" as is the only current questions aske...

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...nd picking up the pieces and blaming the rich. The truth about wealth-creation is that it takes hard work. No-one hired you, Walton, directly out of school and made you CEO. Why not? Because n...

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How does your arithmetic work? For every day worked in future the worker earns 1,5% extra due to the strike, (7,5%-6%). For every day lost he therefore has to work 100/1,5=66,6 days to make up the

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...to name, where untrammelled brutality has been exercised in the name of profit (most recently at a brickworks in China) falls within countries that have little respect for individual rights, democracy...

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...unciate your vision and the steps required to get there, and put it to the vote. That is how democracy works. If you\'re brave enough. It takes no bravery to throw stones at the police of a Europ...

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...y. By this I mean that they are ruled over by \\\"landlords\\\" who dictate the nature of much of their working environment and ultimately levy significant \\\"taxes\\\". This results in the majority ...

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...ce in the security industry without training and union affiliation. These laws are there to ensure a working social and economic system. The fact that the most impoverished in our society have trou...

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...ng. We would like to invite you to join us and write an article on the website, perhaps \"The future of work/unions\" there or on anything you are passionate about... It is up to you, you choose the...

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i think your 4-point advice should be \'required reading\' for analysts working with development organizations. Point Number 3, though should be taken with a grain of salt. Yes, we would like to know

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...lions are spent trying to reach people who couldn\'t care less if the taxi-driver they are commuting to work with drives recklessly as long as they make it through rush-hour & clock in on time. I b...

14. After Conceit: Recovering from the Credit Crunch
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ring the month ahead to earn an income. You do not earn your salary merely by showing up at a place of work. You earn it by applying your skill and time to performing a task that creates value. The...

15. Possession of state assets has become an end in itself
(Analysis/Analysis)

...they own schools, hospitals or power companies. What governments want is a universal and well-educated workforce, not a bunch of run-down schools. If governments want to subsidise the cost of servic...

16. The tragedy of Burma, should we help, how to help
(Analysis/Analysis)

...as driven a once-productive nation into the floor. Citizens are subjected to forced labour in military work camps. A popular uprising by Buddhist monks in August 2007 was viciously crushed. Yet, li...

17. Apple, the destroyer of comfort-zones
(Analysis/Analysis)

...t they extracted some pretty heavy concessions from their retailers. They would only allow a single network provider in each of six countries to sell their phones, only on contract, with Apple taking...

18. The Remarkable Power of Remarkable People
(Analysis/Analysis)

...outh Africa’s Apartheid laws denied dark-skinned citizens not only the right to vote, but also to work. This allowed the minority of light-skinned South Africans to dominate and control a major...

19. How to cross a river...
(Analysis/Analysis)

...de. Then others can pull themselves, hand-over-hand, across. A simple suspension bridge requires more work. You'll need eight heavy pieces of concrete-clad rebar, four long wooden tree trunks o...

20. Dealing with the consequences of Zimbabwe
(Analysis/Analysis)

...Zimbabwe linked to South Africa through a common currency, but with a different legal and property framework, would provide a competitive market. If the millions of Zimbabweans currently struggling t...

21. Overcoming the Conservation of Energy
(Analysis/Analysis)

... time, the miracle of London's current success depends on the continued functioning of the train network. If it stops working so will London. The same is true for any economy. A sophisticated a...

22. The hazard of market dominance
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ans that the business only makes a profit from four or five days of every month. If a business loses a working day, through power failures, absenteeism or other unexpected acts, it can cause bankrupt...

23. Electricity Redux - Electricity Quotas Will Work About As Well As Race Quotas
(Analysis/Analysis)

In 1998 the US state of California partially deregulated electricity production and sales. The "partially" bit is where things came ungummed. The private companies that purchased the righ

24. Funding departments instead of people cheats everyone
(Analysis/Analysis)

...veryone from the minister of health, "The 2008 private hospital tariffs do not reflect a spirit of working towards a national health system that provides reasonable and affordable access to all S...

25. Zimbabwe's winds of change are blowing once more
(Analysis/Analysis)

"They were working with us and we believed they were comrades and were standing by their leader. We did not know that they were standing with him during the day and at night they were working wit

26. The Speculator: Pricing in the Future
(Analysis/Analysis)

... to export this is what they're asking for. Industry is perfect for a large semi-skilled nation of workers. The big, gaping hole of 26% unemployment is where manufacturing should have been. This...

27. Simba the Saviour?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...i is a highly educated man, with rich experience in the field of economics and business consulting. His work experience has been spread widely across the African continent. In 1980, at the age of 30,...

28. Exports and parliamentary laziness
(Analysis/Analysis)

...e it just came. Manufacturing is harder and more vulnerable. The motor industry requires an entire network of components manufacturers, distributors, marketers and agents. One factory may employ le...

29. Zimbabwe
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

30. Zambia
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

31. Vietnam
(Emerging Markets/South-eastern Asia)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

32. Venezuela
(Emerging Markets/South America)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

33. Uruguay
(Emerging Markets/South America)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

34. United States of America
(Emerging Markets/Northern America)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

35. United Kingdom
(Emerging Markets/Northern Europe)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

36. United Arab Emirates
(Emerging Markets/Western Asia)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

37. Ukraine
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

38. Uganda
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

39. Turkey
(Emerging Markets/Western Asia)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

40. Tunisia
(Emerging Markets/Northern Africa)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

41. Trinidad and Tobago
(Emerging Markets/Caribbean)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

42. Of Capitalism, Socialist Greed, Poverty and Remaining Silent
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...d therefore COSATU will not stop exposing capitalists who put profit first before the lives of the poor working class," Solly Phetoe, COSATU NW Provincial Secretary. Political and social leaders...

43. Togo
(Emerging Markets/Western Africa)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

44. Thailand
(Emerging Markets/South-eastern Asia)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

45. Tanzania
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

46. Taiwan
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Asia)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

47. Syria
(Emerging Markets/Western Asia)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

48. Switzerland
(Emerging Markets/Western Europe)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

49. Sweden
(Emerging Markets/Northern Europe)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...

50. Sri Lanka
(Emerging Markets/South-central Asia)

...bility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to ...